More than 200 vehicles stranded on Liberia's Ganta-Zwedru road
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Frontpageafricaonline
More than 200 vehicles have been stranded on the Ganta-Zwedru road in Liberia, made impassable by mud for over a week. Commercial travel and medical transfers to Grand Gedeh County have been disrupted, reports FrontPage Africa.
More than 200 vehicles have been stranded for over a week on the Ganta-Zwedru road in south-eastern Liberia because of the deteriorating road surface, reports FrontPage Africa. The stretch between Toe Town and Zwedru, particularly around Duoyee Town, has become impassable in places.
Travellers have had to abandon their journeys or take a detour through Nimba County and Ivory Coast. Stranded drivers and passengers face shortages of food, water and shelter. They include families, traders and people travelling for medical treatment.
Government officials and guests travelling to the graduation ceremony of the University of Grand Gedeh have also been stranded. A convoy that set off from Monrovia towards the south-east turned back near Ganta. Travellers told the outlet they had spent several days near Toe Town, while passengers slept by the roadside or under trees.
The situation comes amid previously reported road difficulties in Liberia. On 29 September, a damaged bridge at Janapita caused two accidents, according to an earlier article about the Janapita bridge.
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